In my opinion powerpoint is the most effective tool to use when teaching something. I have had professors in the past who did not have any sort of powerpoint and just lectured and talked at the class for an hour and a half. No fun. Bloom's taxonomy is very revered in education and powerpoint is a great way to express this. Let's use language arts as an example.
Remember: Before we begin a new book, I will post some of the definitions of the new words we will be discovering tin the book. I will be sure to provide some images or clipart to help better explain the new words.
Understand: After we read a chapter we will pause and have a group discussion and go over what we just read. I will take the ideas that were spoken and organize them into a cool graphic on the powerpoint.
Apply: I would ask the kids to pick a partner and and either discuss it or act out the situations in the book. This way they are putting what they learned into their own perspective. I could have them create a slide or two. So each group would get their own chapter and then I would put all the slides together and then we would have nice powerpoint book.
Analyze: I would then show the students how to use venn diagrams to compare and contrast things that happen in the book. Again, I would take their work and put it nicely together into a new, fun, interactive powerpoint.
Evaluate: After we go over all of out slides that the students have created, I will then give the students a quiz and test their knowledge. Part of the assessment will be to give another example or scenario of something similar that has happened in the book.
Create: I will then assign the students a new topic that has to do with the book. For example, I will tell the students to research something about their favorite character or part of the book and then they will show me a new product of their own!
In one of my other classes we have discussed who to work with students with exceptionalities quite a bit. I personally believe tools like word predication and text-to-speech programs can be very helpful to many students on a spectrum. Word prediction can be very useful with students who are physically impaired and have trouble with spelling. This eliminates the number of keystrokes needed to complete their thought. Recorded books are also helpful for young leaners who are still having trouble reading but when they hear the story they can better comprehend it. Different input devices that can also be useful for students may include bigger keys, touch screens, etc.- I hope to be able to work with the visual impaired when I am older and I am happy to know there are new things available for them in this day and age. Screen magnification devices, screen readers, and braille printers are going to help them tremendously! I personally have had to use some of the adaptive technologies in my schooling and I have known some people who have had to use some of the visual adaptive technologies. A problem I may run into while using such technologies in my classroom is that some of the technology may malfunction or may not specifically be what my student needs.
- I really enjoyed the web design assignment. I used Weebley to create my website and I was so pleased with the final results. I liked all of the different layout options it gave and how easy it was to manipulate. In the future I will for sure be using the website again and I will incorporate some of my own pictures as well.
Independent Learning Project
I chose to design a Prezi because I think they are super cool, fun, and interactive. I also knew that kids would love to see the way the screen bounces around and the way you can zoom in and out on certain things. It is a lot more fun than another boring PowerPoint presentation. I chose a standard that talked about learning how to make shapes and recognize them. I chose 3 of the main shapes that we use because I knew it would be most familiar to them to pick up on. I tried to color coordinate everything for all my visual leaners out there (like me). I enjoyed making it, so I hope you enjoy it. I tried to design this as if I were teaching a class and talking them through it.
Great idea combining the individual student Power Point efforts into a collective book. Not only is this a nice final product you can share with parents, it's time efficient; no one student is responsible for the whole presentation.
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